page_title: 2010 in Bangladesh
section_title: Sports
hierarchical_section_title: 2010 in Bangladesh / Events / Sports
caption_attribution_description: English: Shakib Al Hasan warming up prior to the 2nd ODI against England at the County Ground, Bristol. Bangladesh recorded their first victory over England in any form of cricket in this match.
context_page_description: 2010 was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 2010th year of the Common Era and Anno Domini designations, the 10th year of the 3rd millennium, the 10th year of the 21st century, and the 1st year of the 2010s decade.
  The year 2010 was the 39th year after the independence of Bangladesh. It was also the second year of the second term of the Government of Sheikh Hasina.
context_section_description: Asian Games:
  Bangladesh participated at the 16th Asian Games in Guangzhou, China. Bangladesh won a gold, a silver and a bronze medal in the tournament. They won the gold and silver in men's and women's Cricket, while the Bangladesh national kabaddi team won bronze medal in kabaddi.
  Commonwealth Games:
  Bangladesh participated in  the 2010 Commonwealth Games held in Delhi, India. Shooter Asif Hossain Khan and Abdullah Hel Baki won bronze medal in Men's 10m Air Rifle (Pairs).
  South Asian (Federation) Games:
  Bangladesh hosted the 2010 South Asian Federation Games from 29 January to 8 February. With 18 golds, 23 silvers and 56 bronzes Bangladesh ended the tournament at the third position in overall points table.
  Football:
  Bangladesh participated in the 2010 AFC Challenge Cup held in Sri Lanka. They started the tournament well by defeating strong Tajikistan, but then lost to Myanmar and Sri Lanka to exit the tournament from the group stage.
  Cricket:
  In January India visited Bangladesh to play 2 test matches, which they won. The test series was followed by a tri-series involving the host Bangladesh, India and Sri Lanka. Bangladesh did not manage to win any match in the series.
  Bangladesh toured New Zealand for a single Test match, a three-match ODI series, and one Twenty20 International from 3 to 19 February. This was 'The National Bank' Series. Bangladesh lost all their matched on this tour.
  Later in March, The England cricket team toured Bangladesh to play three One Day Internationals (ODI) and two Test matches. The visitors won all the matches.
  Then The Bangladesh cricket team toured England, playing three One Day Internationals and two Test matches between 27 May and 12 July and again returned without any victory.
  The New Zealand cricket team toured Bangladesh from 5 to 17 October 2010. Five One Day Internationals (ODIs) were scheduled: Bangladesh won four and the other was abandoned without play. This was Bangladesh's first series victory against a full-strength Test-playing nation (excepting the West Indies series plagued by strike). Shakib Al Hasan was the player of the series.
  The Zimbabwe national cricket team toured Bangladesh, playing 5 ODI matches from 1 to 12 December. Bangladesh won the 5 match series 4–1.
  Golf:
  Bangladeshi golfer Siddikur Rahman won Brunei Open as part of 2010 Asian Tour.
caption: Shakib Al Hasan
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